A court in Burkina Faso has charged former President Blaise Compaore in absentia in connection with the 1987 assassination of then-President Thomas Sankara. A military tribunal on Tuesday charged Compaore with complicity in the assassination and undermining state security among other charges. Sankara, a charismatic revolutionary often called “Africa’s Che Guevara,” was assassinated during a […]
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Owen Kaura Zimbabwe’s Acting Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Professor Amon Murwira, says although the insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Region is a cause for concern to regional security, Zimbabwe and SADC are considering various options to end the problem. Professor Murwira told ZTN that the Zimbabwe consulate in Mozambique is ascertaining if any […]
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By Patience Nhamburo MDC Alliance activist, Makomborero Haruzivishe has been sentenced to an effective 14 months in prison for inciting public violence and resisting police arrest. Harare Magistrate Judith Judith Taruvinga sentenced Haruzivishe to 24 months on the first count and 12 months on the second count. 10 months which were suspended from first count […]
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ZTN Correspondent Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo died of Covid-19, authorities in Harare have said. Moyo becomes the third Zimbabwe Government minister to die of Covid-19 after Perrance Shiri (Agriculture) and Ellen Gwaradzimba (Manicaland Provincial Affairs). In a statement on Wednesday, Acting Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet George Charamba […]
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ZTN Correspondent President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has announced that he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump (74) falls into the highest risk category for serious complications from the disease, which has killed more than 200,000 Americans and more than 1 million people worldwide. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and […]
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ZTN Correspondent Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare, will soon have a new mayor. Lawyer and MDC Alliance Councillor Jacob Mafume and Councillor Luckson Mukunguma are the front-runners in an election whose outcome will be known later on Thursday. The post became vacant after incumbent Councillor Herbert Gomba was recalled by MDC Alliance, alongside nine other councillors. […]
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ZTN Correspondent Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his Government has “shut the door” on graft and corrupt officials will face “dire consequences”. In a special address to mark the country’s Heroes Day on Monday, he said authorities will enforce accountability “across all facets of our society”. “The door to the old manner of doing things […]
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ZTN Correspondent Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono’s bail appeal hearings have been postponed to Monday, August 3. The two will spend the weekend being bars. This comes after the record of proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court had not been transferred to the High Court as of yesterday. The High Court ordered […]
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ZTN Correspondent Zimbabwe’s ex-principal director in the Office of the President and Cabinet (State Residences) Douglas Tapfuma has been imprisoned for four years for criminal abuse of office. Six of his vehicles were also forfeited to the State. Magistrate Esthere Chivasa delivered the sentence in the capital, Harare, on Friday, setting aside two of the […]
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Nyore Madzianike FORMER principal director of State residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet Douglas Tapfuma, has been convicted of three counts of criminal abuse of office by a Harare magistrate. Tapfuma was found guilty of importing eight personal cars using the President’s name and evading paying import duty in the process. Magistrate […]
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